6.3.8: Exercise #32 - Lab Wrap-Up

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    Lab Wrap-Up Questions
    Answer the following questions:
    1. What is the difference between a definitive host and an intermediate host?
    2. What is the common name for trematode? Cestode? Nematode?
    3. Differentiate between monoecious and dioecious. Provide three examples of species surveyed in the laboratory exercise that fit each definition.
    4. In what ways do the schistosomes differ from a typical trematode?
    5. Taenia solium may be acquired via ingestion of eggs in contaminated food or drink, or the parasite may be acquired via ingestion of undercooked pork. Describe how the disease conditions that result differ depending on what is ingested. Based on your information, describe how each disease could be prevented.
    6. How is the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti unique compared to other nematodes surveyed in this exercise?

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